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Frank Ocean – Close to You
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“Close To You” is a cover of Stevie Wonder’s cover of “Close To You” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. You can read more about Stevie’s cover here.
This brief track follows the “
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Frank Ocean – Close To You / Never Can Say Goodbye Medley
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[Part I: Close To You] / I’ll be honest / I wasn’t devastated / But you could’ve / Held my hands through it baby / Let my mind / Run underneath warms jets, jet-jets / I run my
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Frank Ocean (Ft. André 3000) – Pink Matter
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A play on the term “gray matter,” the substance that makes up the brain, “Pink Matter” is a meditation on the female anatomy, desire, and fantasy.
The song features OutKast member
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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Continuing a major theme on the album, Frank evokes the lux and glamorous like no other (see “Sweet Life” and “Lost”). Only “Super Rich Kids” is a bit more harrowing—there’s
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Stevie Wonder – Talkbox Medley (Close To You / Never Can Say Goodbye)
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear? / Every time that you are near to me baby? / Just like me they long to be / Close to you / On the day that you were born / The angels got
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Frank Ocean – Ivy
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On “Ivy,” Frank reflects on his mistakes and explores a failed relationship. With Frank’s vocals laid over melancholic production, “Ivy” is a heart-breaker of a song that could be
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Frank Ocean – White Ferrari
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The heartbreaking “White Ferrari” features great emotional depth as the track speaks volumes about love and permanence.
In December 2015, Canadian DJ and producer A-Trak started
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A Track By Track Analysis Of Every Song On Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’
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The Genius community wrote bios for every song, breaking down themes of love, drugs, and depression.
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids
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This is Frank Ocean’s near 10 minute long tale of the ancient history of the Black woman, and her gradual decline from a Queen in her homeland to her now degrading role in the
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Frank Ocean – Come On World, You Can't Go!
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“Come On World, You Can’t Go!” is a mellow, almost nine-minute freestyle from Frank Ocean, premiered in December 2021 at the end of the third Christmas episode of blonded RADIO.
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Frank Ocean – Futura Free
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“Futura Free” is divided into two sections broken by a silent interlude.
The first finds Frank reflecting on his life and accomplishments thus far in a stream of consciousness
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed
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On “Godspeed,” the penultimate track from Blonde, Frank describes him leaving a lover, but doing so in a respectful way. The title is an exclamation used to give good fortune to
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Frank Ocean – Seigfried
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“Seigfried,” the fifteenth track on Frank Ocean’s Blonde, might be called a metaphysical break-up song. Based on the mention of “a speckled face”, the song may be about male model
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Frank Ocean – Chanel
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“Chanel” is the first solo track by Frank Ocean since the release of his projects Blonde and Endless in August 2016.
Ocean premiered the tracks during the second episode of his
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Frank Ocean – Solo (Reprise)
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An interlude reprising the themes from the earlier track of the same name, performed by the legendary and elusive André 3000 of OutKast. Frank and André have worked together before
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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“(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpenters covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn’t
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Rihanna – Love on the Brain
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“Love on the Brain” has a 1950’s doo-wop sound that is similar to other contemporary songs like Amy Winehouse’s “Wake Up Alone” and Beyoncé’s “Superpower.” The chord progression
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man
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Originally intended for the 2012 film Django Unchained, according to the director Quentin Tarantino, “there just wasn’t a scene” for Frank Ocean’s “Wise Man.” In an interview with
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Frank Ocean – Frank Ocean's Open Letter on Tumblr
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He was an integral part of “No Church in the Wild,”, which featured a hip hop first; Jay-Z rapping about the “Euthyphro Dilemma!” Here, however, Frank is the only exponent of a far
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Frank Ocean – Nights
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“Nights” tells the story of Ocean’s previous relationship, detailing the highs and lows they both faced while dating. It also touches upon the events Frank faced while living in
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Frank Ocean – Novacane
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“Novacane,“ the lead single from Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA., describes what it’s like to have sex while on drugs, and it details the relationship between Ocean
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” is the first single on channel ORANGE. Frank originally wrote it for Bridget Kelly but after his reference track leaked he recorded a higher-quality version and
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Close to You (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Close to You (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso: Frank Ocean] / Seré sincero, no estaba devastado / Pero pudiste haber tomado mi mano mientras pasaba por
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Frank Ocean – Nikes
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“Nikes” is a critique of the trappings of materialistic hedonism, with a frequent mention of Nike shoes, shiny gold and glitter, and fantasies of pleasure. The video version of
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man (Final)
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Frank wrote “Wiseman” for Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 slavery western Django Unchained but Tarantino couldn’t find the right scene for it and so the song went unused. Frank shared the
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Frank Ocean – Good Guy
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“Good Guy” serves as an interlude and touches on the idea of loneliness and emptiness experienced from fruitless encounters.
The track outlines a quick story of Frank going out on
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Frank Ocean – Follow
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“Follow” is a track by Frank Ocean, released unofficially in The Lonny Breaux Collection.
It’s one of the less popular songs from the mixtape. It’s about Ocean loving the girl and
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Frank Ocean – Bricks and Steel
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“Brick and Steel” is a track by Frank Ocean. It’s included in the unofficial Lonny Breaux Collection.
The title, “bricks and steel,” refers to the wall that Frank sees as
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Frank Ocean – Lost
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“Lost” is the fourth single from Frank Ocean’s critically acclaimed debut studio album, Channel Orange.
The protagonist in the song is a drug supplier who uses his girlfriend as a
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Calvin Harris (Ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) – Slide
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“Slide” details the story of those who just want to enter into a richer person’s life so they can live like they’re more affluent. It arrived on February 24, becoming the first
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Frank Ocean – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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Originally released under the title “You Are Luhh,” “At Your Best (You Are Love)” was released on what would’ve been Aaliyah’s 36th birthday. The song ended up being on Frank Ocean
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Kaash Paige – Frank Ocean
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[Verse 1] / What got you thinkin' this type of way? Yeah / You've been on my mind all of the fuckin' time / Uh, oh, oh / So slow mo' (Uh, oh, oh) / Writin' all these love songs for
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Close to You (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso: Frank Ocean] / Eu vou ser honesto, não fiquei arrasado / Mas você poderia ter segurado as minhas mãos por isso, baby / Deixou a minha mente a milhão debaixo dos jatos
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Frank Ocean (Ft. JAY-Z & Tyler, The Creator) – Biking
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“Biking” finds Frank, Jay and Tyler working around a bicycle metaphor, each employing it in a different manner. The track works in the “cyclic form” of musical construction, with
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Frank Ocean (Ft. André 3000 & Big Boi) – Pink Matter (Remix)
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Frank Ocean originally wanted both André 3000 and Big Boi as featured artists on his song “Pink Matter,” off his debut album channel ORANGE.
However, Three Stacks didn’t want an
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Frank Ocean – In My Room
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“In My Room” is the second single released by Frank Ocean in 2019, following “DHL” released in October. The track came as an unannounced surprise to his fans early Saturday morning
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Frank Ocean – Moon River
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Frank dropped this song on his YouTube account “Blonded” and his Tumblr with the caption “in the late nite” by surprise the night after Valentine’s Day 2018.
The song is a cover
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Frank Ocean – Miss You So
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“Miss You So” is a demo track about an ex-girlfriend. It appears on The Lonny Breaux Collection.
She’s left, and taken with her his photos of her. He’s left with nothing to
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What Does Frank Ocean’s “I Got Two Versions” Line Mean?
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Unpacking the multiple meanings of this “Nikes” lyric.
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Frank Ocean – Cayendo
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“Cayendo” is another emotional ballad from Frank Ocean, describing the sensation of falling he feels for his significant other who seemingly does not reciprocate the same feelings
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Frank Ocean – Sierra Leone
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In “Sierra Leone,” Frank talks to a (fictional) younger version of himself who fooled around and got a girl pregnant.
He uses the extended metaphor of Sierra Leone’s “pink skies
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Frank Ocean – Forrest Gump
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“Forrest Gump” is the sixteenth and penultimate track on Frank Ocean’s debut album, Channel ORANGE.
The song makes considerable reference to the 1994 comedy-drama film Forrest
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